James Cuthbert search intensifies efforts to find missing man

There's new information on thelast known whereabouts of a missingman from Head of Jeddore.

James Cuthbert, 71, has been missing since Sunday afternoon. A newconfirmed sighting places him and his car at Home Depot's parking lot in Dartmouth Crossing between 1 and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Prior to that, Cuthbert was last heard from when he spoke to his wife on the telephone at the automotive desk at the Canadian Tire in Dartmouth Crossing around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, according toCuthbert'sson-in-law, Tom Martin.

"We are working as closely as we can with investigators," he said."We have friends and neighbours out just driving the roads, looking for Jim's vehicle."

Cuthbertdrives a white Toyota Prius with the licence plateDTV905.

Martin says police picked up the car on traffic cameras headed east on Commodore Drive afterCuthbertleft Dartmouth Crossing but that is all the family has heard at this point.

A helicopter was used Tuesday in the search for Cuthbert's vehicle.

Cuthbert"religiously" visited his 102-year-old mother every other day, said Martin. When Cuthbert missed his visit on Sunday, his familyknew something was wrong.

Halifax Regional Policesay they are still trying to retraceCuthbert'ssteps and are looking for any information the public might have aboutCuthbert'swhereabouts.

"Personally, it's a feeling of helplessness," said Martin.

As a former police officer, he says it's difficult to be on this side of a missing persons case.

"It's a series of a million questions and no answers. I think back to the cases I handled in the past and I don't know how these families get through it. For Jim's wife, it's like someone grabbed a piece of her heart and just ripped it out," he says.